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Historical Event on 7/23/1997

India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
2/24/1995Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.
11/29/1996Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
10/24/1933Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
1/1/1897Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.